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Acetylene does not react with NaOH or KOH even though it possesses acidic character -Why ?

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Acetylene `(HC-=CH)` is a weaker acid than water `(H_2O)` and `OH^-` is a weak base than `HC-=C^-` . As a result, weak acid `HC-=CH` does not react with weak base `OH^-` to form strong acid `H_2O` and strong base `HC-=C^-` . So acetylene fails to react with NaOH or KOH.
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